COVID-19 Impact on NCLEX

After making a number of changes to enhance the safety of those taking the test, as well as the staff working in the centers NCLEX test delivery at U.S.-and-Canada based Pearson VUE test centers, resumed on March 25th at a limited number of test centers in major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada. Please see below for important changes to the delivery of the NCLEX examinations:

To ensure social distancing measures are in effect, as well as increase the number of candidates that can test daily, the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN, effective March 25, 2020 until July 4, 2020, will be administered as follows:

• Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) will still be used
• The minimum number of test items will be 60
• The maximum number of test items will be 130
• The maximum testing time will be 4 hours
• The difficulty level and passing standard has not changed
• The Next Generation NCLEX Special Research Section will NOT be included